Shloka 106
Uttaṅka’s Petition for Madayantī’s Divine Earrings (Maṇikuṇḍala) — Agreement, Proof, and Vigilance
दृष्टवा तां ववसो5वस्थां रुरोदार्तस्वरस्तदा । भारत! भारसे तो वे पिस ही गये थे, भूखने भी उन्हें व्याकुल कर दिया था। अतः अपनी उस अवस्थाको देखकर वे उस समय आर्त स्वरसे रोने लगे
dṛṣṭvā tāṁ vavaso’vasthāṁ rurodārtasvaras tadā | bhārata! bhārase to ve pis hī gaye the, bhūkhne bhī unheṁ vyākul kar diyā thā | ataḥ apanī us avasthā ko dekhkar ve us samaya ārta svar se rone lage |
Vaiśampāyana nói: Thấy cảnh ngộ đáng thương ấy, ông bật khóc bằng giọng nghẹn ngào. Hỡi hậu duệ Bharata, ông đã bị gánh nặng bào mòn, lại còn bị cơn đói dày vò; vì thế, nhìn lại chính mình trong tình trạng ấy, ông kêu khóc thảm thiết vào lúc bấy giờ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical realism of the Mahābhārata: even the mighty are reduced by hunger and hardship, and recognizing suffering—one’s own or another’s—invites compassion and humility, reinforcing the need to act with dharma amid adversity.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana describes a person who, upon seeing his own miserable condition—exhausted and tormented by hunger—breaks down and cries out in a distressed voice; the line is framed as an address to ‘Bhārata’.